$1.3 billion lost to romance scams in the past five years: FTC

From zdnet.com

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The show examines how an alleged fraudster impacted the lives of multiple women, matching with them on Tinder and treating them to expensive dates to gain their trust and eventually ask for huge sums of money. 

While you may watch the show and wonder how someone – no matter their gender – could allow themselves to be swindled out of their savings, romance scams are common, breaking hearts and wiping bank balances around the world every day.  

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